News archive from 4 July 2015, page 3

Checking your credit score is a little bit like eating your vegetables: Some people genuinely love doing it, others force themselves to and the rest of us write it off as unimportant. After all, your physical and financial health is a personal thing....

Tri Tran will never forget the stench of puke that filled the belly of the fishing boat. Or the feeling of elation when he saw trash floating in the water — it meant he was near land. Tran, then 11 years old, along with his brother and grandmother and...

When making plans for the busy Independence Day weekend, it's important to take steps to keep your pets safe and healthy as well. Noise from fireworks can cause animals to panic and they could run away or get hurt trying to find a safe haven.
*Keep...

Yes, the abs are amazing but USA TODAY's Arienne Thompson and Kelly Lawler say 'Magic Mike XXL' is surprisingly substantive.
There was a moment while watching Magic Mike XXL when I started to get nervous.
Michael Strahan (yes, from Live with Kelly and...

WIMBLEDON, England – Like two sisters trading a secret diary, Venus and Serena Williams have been swapping tennis' history books back and forth for nearly two decades. Monday at Wimbledon, they'll carry a shared one onto Centre Court, foes there for...

The Magic have solved their problem at power forward - well, sort of.
And the $64 million answer is ....Tobias Harris.
The club agreed to re-sign Harris to a 4-year, $64-million contract late Friday night. He was gushing at the idea of 1) getting paid...

Publisher Telltale Games revealed the first details for Minecraft: Story Mode, a standalone adventure game based on the popular world-building franchise.
Information on the collaboration with Minecraft makers Mojang were unveiled during the fan event...

A 5-year-old girl was killed by a jumping sturgeon on the Suwanee River in Florida on Thursday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Jayln Rippy was killed by a leaping sturgeon while she was boating with her family near...

A beta version of the hit world-building game Minecraft will launch on Windows 10 later this month, Microsoft and game creators Mojang announced Saturday.
Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition will not replace current versions of the game, but will leverage...

A North Korean scientist has defected to Finland, and he may have evidence that his native country has been conducting ghastly experiments on humans involving chemical weapons, reports the South'sYonhap News Agency.
The scientist is identified only as...

Q: My child has been accepted to an Ivy League school. I am divorced and make less than $60,000, but that doesn't include veterans disability compensation. Do I have to report disability compensation when applying for financial aid from the college?...

ORANGE, Texas - A Texas man was attacked and killed by an alligator during a late night swim on Friday.
Officers found 28-year-old Tommy Woodward's body floating in Adam's Bayou at 4:30 a.m., half a mile down from where he was swimming off Burkart's...

After fireworks, TV turns to sharks, soccer and detectives this weekend.
Sunday's most-talked-about program is likely to be the final of the Women's World Cup between the USA and Japan. The game begins at 7 p.m. ET, but the coverage on Fox starts at 5...

The U.S. National Security Agency wiretapped several key Brazilian government officials including President Dilma Rousseff, her secretary and her chief of staff, according to WikiLeaks documents disclosed Saturday.
The group says the NSA eavesdropped...